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This AGREEMENT is effective as of 5thday of July, 2019 (the “Effective Date”) by and
between:
KCB Bank Kenya Limited, KCB Group is registered as a non-operating holding company
which started operations as a licensed banking institution, whose head office address is Kencom
House, Nairobi, and of P.O.Box Number 48400 – 00100 Nairobi Kenya (hereinafter referred to
as “Bank” or “Licensee” which expression shall unless repugnant to the context or meaning
thereof mean and include its successor and permitted assigns) on the one part;
And
Amossys Consulting Services Pvt Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of India and
having its registered office at No. 30, 2 nd Floor, Raghuvanahalli, Kanakpura Main Road,
Bangalore 560 062 Karnataka, India and corporate office at 310, Nirmala Vihar, 18th Cross Road,
JP Nagar, 6th Phase, Bangalore (hereinafter referred to as “Amossys” or "Reseller”) on the
second part.
AND WHEREASESQ Management Solutions Pte Ltd, a company incorporated under the
laws of Singapore, whose registered office address is 100 Beach Road #25-06 Shaw Towers,
Singapore 189702 (a subsidiary of ESQ Business Services, Inc., a California corporation)
(hereinafter referred to as “ESQ” or “Licensor”). Licensor is a provider of business-transaction
management solutions, enabling banks, retailers and managed service providers to proactively
monitor and manage critical ATM and payment infrastructures;
AND WHEREASAmossys is an authorized Reseller of ESQ for AFRICA region and is engaged
in the business of providingIT services & products;
AND WHEREAS the Licensee, has issued an Award Letter dated 3 rd July 2019(herein after
referred as the ‘Award Letter’) and an PO No. 172109 (herein after referred as the ‘PO’) to the
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Resellerfor providing Supply, Implementation and Maintenance of an ATM & POS Monitoring
and Management Solution.
AND WHEREASthe Reseller has accepted the aforesaid Award Letter and has agreed for
Supply, Installation and Maintenance of ATM & POS Monitoring and Management Solution
along with other components as set out in the Award Letter.
AND WHEREASESQ in consideration of Reseller payingthe agreed price for the Software and
Services supplied to Licensee as detailed in Award Letter placed on Reseller, has consented to
provide the software license &services as envisaged in this agreement.
1.2. No Minimums.
Unless otherwise expressly set forth in Exhibit A, nothing in this Agreement will require
Licensee to make any minimum level of purchases.
2. GRANT OF LICENSE
2.1. Software License.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensor grants to Licensee, a
non-exclusive, non-transferable, license, without right of sublicense, to install, use, display,
perform, execute, and copy for backup purposes only, Software in Object Code form on
designated environments or devices or Self Service Terminalsestablished pursuant to the
Agreement. Licensor will retain all ownership rights, title and interest in and to the
Software. Any exceptions or additions to the terms of the Agreement may only be modified
or extended by a Supplemental Document or written amendment.
Any use by Licensee of any Software exclusively for evaluation or testing purposes shall be
permitted on Tranzware switch; any other switch shall be permitted subject to the licensor
granting approval, a separate Evaluation License Agreement shall be executed with
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Licensor.
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2.7. Compliance.
Licensee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that Licensor shall provide license keys and
may utilize installed software (collectively, the “Compliance Code”) to determine and insure
compliance by Licensee to the terms of this Agreement. Licensee shall unless restricted by
applicable law, regulations or policy comply with all reasonable instructions of Licensor
contained in the Documentation or as otherwise communicated by Licensor with respect to
Compliance Code, and shall not take any actions to circumvent or impair the operation of the
Compliance Code. Licensor shall not disable or prevent Licensee from using any of the
Software in accordance with the terms of this Agreement except upon Licensee’s breach of this
Agreement and in compliance with the terms of Article 2.
2.8. Restrictions.
Licensee may not use the Software, Documentation and/or Trademarks except as expressly
set forth in the license grants provided in this Article 2. Licensee may not, in any manner
(i) modify the Software or Documentation; or (ii) distribute, transmit, sell, transfer,
encumber, sublicense, rent, loan, lend or lease the Software, and/or any component
thereof, to any third party except as specifically permitted under this Agreement. Any
information supplied by Licensor or obtained by Licensee, as permitted hereunder, may only
be used by Licensee for the Permitted Use and may not be disclosed to any third party.
3.1. Delivery.
Upon execution of this Agreement, Licensor shall deliver to Licensee, the Software and
Documentation in the manner set forth in Exhibit A.
3.2. Installation.
Licensor will install the Software on Licensee’s server or servers, on or before the installation
date(s) as set forth in Exhibit A.
3.3.Configuration.
Licensee understands that the Software requires configuration by Licensor, or a Licensor
authorized third party service provider, to enable its use by Licensee in accordance with the
Documentation.
3.4. Training.
Licensor will provide Licensee with such number of consecutive business days of base training
which shall be captured in the Scope of Work Document concerning the use of the Software, in
exchange for such fees, all as set forth in article 5. Licensee may purchase additional training
from Licensor at Licensor’s rates then in effect.
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3.5. No Exclusivity.
Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Licensor is in the business of providing software
solutions, technology, and strategic services and that Licensor shall have the right to provide to
third parties services which are the same or similar to the installation, configuration, and training
services provided to Licensee under this Agreement. Licensor shall subject to receiving written
consent by Licensee not be prevented from using any ideas, knowledge, information, concepts,
know-how, skills, or experience developed or obtained by it in the course of performing its
obligations under this Agreement, provided that in so doing Licensor does not use, copy or
disclose any Licensee Confidential Information. Further, subject to any copyrights, mask work
rights or patent rights, the parties agree that as a result of exposure to Confidential Information of
Licensee, employees of Licensor may gain or enhance general knowledge, skills and experience
(including, without limitation, ideas, concepts, know-how and techniques) related to Licensee’s
business (“General Knowledge”). The subsequent use by Licensor employees of such General
Knowledge as retained in their unaided memories, without reference to any Confidential
Information of Licensee in written, electronic or other fixed form, shall not constitute a breach of
this Agreement. Neither party shall have any obligation to limit or restrict the assignment of
persons or to pay royalties for any work resulting from the use of such General Knowledge.
From the date on which Licensor or Licensee successfully completes the installation of the
initial instance of the Software (the “Installation Date”), Licensee or its designee will have
30 days from the Installation Date (the “Acceptance Testing Period”) to test, in any manner
it deems necessary, to determine whether the Software is Operative. Acceptance of the
Software occurs on the earlier of: (i) Licensee’s delivery of written acceptance of the
Software; (ii) thirty (30) days from the date that the Software is delivered to Licensee if no
written notice of substantial Discrepancies (a “Discrepancy Report”) is made; or (iii)
Licensee utilizes any portion of the Software in a production environment. Upon timely
receipt of a Discrepancy Report, Licensor shall promptly correct free of charge, the
substantial Discrepancies described in the Discrepancy Report, and deliver to Licensee
modified Software and/or configuration changes correcting substantial Discrepancies.
Licensee shall thereafter have an additional fifteen (15) days from the date of delivery to
Licensee of such modified Software to verify that the modified Software substantially
conforms with the Documentation, or to provide a further Discrepancy Report. If Licensee
provides a Discrepancy Report, Licensor shall have the option of correcting such
Discrepancies free of charge, or refunding all fees paid to date under this Agreement, if any,
and terminating this Agreement without further liability. Licensee shall be deemed to have
accepted the Software if Licensee does not timely provide a Discrepancy Report to Licensor.
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5. FEES AND PAYMENT TERMS
The invoices and any supporting documents should be submitted through email to
kcbinvoices@kcb.co.ke in Excel, PDF or TIF. Mailing to the correct address, in the right format
is vital to an effective sorting process and will reduce delays that could affect the invoice
payment process. The Bank payment terms are 45 days from date of receipt of a complete and
verified invoice/delivery complete.
Notes:
a) The costs are inclusive of 10% withholding tax in computation of taxes since the billing
will be done from India.
b) The computation of annual maintenance costs is based on 18% of the license cost.
c) The license being granted is a five-year subscription license that will allow the Licensee
to use it for 5 years on the number of environments, web users and SSTs (Self Service
Terminals i.e. ATM & POS) as specified in this document.
d) The invoices should include withholding tax and separated per KCB Group subsidiary
(i.e KCB Bank Kenya, KCB Bank Tanzania, KCB Bank Uganda, KCB Bank Rwanda,
KCB Bank Burundi and KCB Bank South Sudan) for annual Maintenance Cost (AMC)
Post Implementation.
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c) 30% of the payment on UAT Sign Off
d) 10% of the payment on Go Live
2. AUDIT
Licensee agrees to provide Licensor with a statement, certified to be accurate by an executive
officer of Licensee, within thirty (30) days following each anniversary date of this Agreement, or
as may be otherwise requested by Licensor, certifying that the Licensee is in compliance with all
of the terms and conditions of this Agreement including, without limitation, the limitations on
the number of users and limited to other variables specified under Exhibit A section G (Other
Terms & Conditions) or Award Letter and commercial terms and conditions signed between
Reseller and Licensee.
Licensee shall maintain complete and accurate records to support and document the use of the
Software in accordance with Exhibit A for so long as Licensee uses the Software, and for a
period of three (3) years thereafter. Licensee agrees to allow Licensor to audit its records to
determine compliance or noncompliance with this Agreement including, without limitation,
those records relating to the variables determining the License Fees set forth in POand Award
Letter or a subsequent Supplemental Document. Licensor will give Licensee ten (10) days prior
written notice and will conduct the audit during regular business hours.If the auditor determines
that Licensee is not in material compliance with this Agreement, in addition to any other rights
that Licensor may have, Licensor shall calculate an additional License Fee to remedy any
such non-compliance, and Licensee shall promptly pay such new License Fee to Licensor.
Nothing in this clause shall restrict or reduce the rights of Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to audit
and/or request for information related to this agreement from the parties. Parties undertake to
provide such information or access as may be so required by CBK with a reasonable timeline or
such other timeline as set out by CBK. Any penalties or expenses, or fines incurred by failure to
remit information or providing access shall be reimbursable upon demand by the defaulting
party.
This agreement shall be subject to annual performance reviews of the annual maintenance
contract
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7.2. Termination for Convenience by Licensee.
This Agreement may be terminated by Licensee at any time following Licensee’s written notice
to Licensor of not less than 90 days, of its intent to terminate this Agreement. In addition,
Licensee must provide a written certification that all Software and Licensor Confidential
Information has been destroyed, on or before the Termination date. In the case of such
termination for convenience, Licensee: (i) must pay any portion of the compensation owed to
Licensor for any Services rendered prior to the effective date of such termination; (ii) forfeits any
prepaid Maintenance Fees on pro-rata basis; and (iii) is not entitled to any refund of previously
paid License fees.
8. WARRANTY
8.
9.1. Warranty Period.
For a period of thirty (30) days from the Go Live Date, Licensor warrants that the Software will
perform substantially in accordance with the Documentation. In the event of any Discrepancy,
Licensee shall notify Licensor, which shall respond promptly confirming receipt of the
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notification of the Discrepancy and confirmation that the Discrepancy is being investigated by
Licensor. Licensee shall acknowledge Licensor’s confirmation, shall provide any available
details that may reasonably assist Licensor to reproduce the failure and provide a cure, and shall
provide reasonable assistance, at Licensor’s expense, in connection with the elimination, by
modification, workaround, or otherwise, of the Discrepancy. If Licensor and Licensee mutually
and reasonably determine that a reproducible Discrepancy exists in the Software, Licensor’s sole
and exclusive obligation, and Licensee’s sole and exclusive remedy, will be, at Licensor’s
option, (i) for Licensor to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly eliminate, by
modification, workaround, or otherwise, the Discrepancy; or (ii) for Licensor to refund the fees
paid to Licensor by Licensee under this Agreement and terminate this Agreement without any
further liability to Licensor.
9.2. Exclusions.
Licensor does not warrant that the Software will operate uninterrupted or error-free. No
warranty applies in the event and to the extent that (i) the Software is not used in accordance
with the Documentation; (ii) a defect is caused by Licensee’s hardware or equipment; or (iii) a
force majeure (as hereafter defined) condition exists. The warranties above shall not apply
toSoftware that has been (i) improperly installed by other than Licensor or Licensor’s appointed
agent; (ii) used with other software, hardware, or telecommunication interfaces not meeting or
maintained in accordance with Licensor’s specifications as described in the Documentation; (iii)
not otherwise used in accordance with the Documentation; (iv) if Licensee has modified or
configured the Software; or (v) Licensee’s failure to act in accordance with directions by
Licensor. In addition, the warranties above shall not apply to any release of the Software that is
other than the current release. In addition, Licensor shall have no obligation for any errors in
performance of the Software that are not reproducible by Licensor, or for any notifications of a
Discrepancy by Licensee to which Licensee does not provide the acknowledgment or assistance
described in Section 8. Any claim submitted under the warranty must be submitted in writing to
Licensor within the specified warranty period set forth in Section 8. Licensee shall give Licensor
prompt written notice of such noncompliance discovered through use of the Software in a
production environment, together with any available details that may reasonably assist Licensor
to reproduce the noncompliance and create a cure.
9.3. Disclaimer.
THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES. LICENSOR DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT,
OR TITLE, OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF CONDUCT OR TRADE
PRACTICE WITH RESPECT TO ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICES PROVIDED TO
LICENSEE BY LICENSOR. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND
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DISCLAIMERS SHALL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
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Article 9 except to the extent the failure to notify has prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. The
Indemnifying Party shall take control of the defense and investigation of such claim(s) and
employ and engage attorneys of its choice reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party to
handle and defend the same, at the Indemnifying Party’s sole cost and expense. The Indemnified
Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and its attorneys in the
investigation, trial and defense of such claim(s), and provide the Indemnifying Party and its
counsel, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, with all information within Indemnified Party’s
possession that is required for the defense of such suit. The Indemnifying Party shall not have
the right to settle any claim against the Indemnified Party without the Indemnified Party’s prior
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, unless such settlement does not
involve a remedy other than the payment of money and provides for full and unconditional
release of all liability against the Indemnified Party.
10.4. Limitation.
THIS SECTION STATES LICENSOR’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND LICENSEE’S SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR INFRINGEMENT OF THIRDPARTY INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS.
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OF MONTHS OF USE OF THE SOFTWARE BY THE LICENSEE OVER THIRTY-SIX (36)
MONTHS, OR (ii) LICENSEES ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET LOSSES.
12.2. Restrictions.
Licensee will hold and maintain Licensor’s Confidential Information in strict confidence and will
not use such information except as permitted under this Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Licensee will not disclose any of Licensor’s Confidential
Information except to Licensee’s employees and independent contractors who have a need to
know such Confidential Information to perform their obligations to Licensee and who are subject
to confidentiality obligations at least as restrictive as those contained in this Agreement.
Licensee will use the same precautions to prevent disclosure to third parties of such information
as it uses with its own confidential information, but in no case less than reasonable care.
Licensor shall be permitted to disclose the existence of this Agreement.
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12.4. Additional Obligations.
Licensee agrees (i) not to alter or remove any identification of any copyright, trademark or other
proprietary rights notice which indicates the ownership of any part of the Confidential
Information, and (ii) to notify Licensor of the circumstances surrounding any possession, use or
knowledge of the Confidential Information by any person or entity other than those authorized
by this Agreement.
12. GENERAL
13.1. No Solicitation.
Neither party will during the term of this Agreement and for a period of 12 months thereafter,
directly or indirectly recruit, or attempt to recruit, discuss employment with, or otherwise utilize
the services onsite/offsite in any capacity of any person who is an employee of the other party.
This provision shall not restrict the right of either party to solicit or recruit generally in the media
and shall not prohibit either party from hiring an employee of the other party who answers any
such advertisement or who otherwise voluntarily applies for hire without having been initially
personally solicited or recruited by the hiring party.
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any third party and shall not be deemed to give any right or remedy to any such party
whether referred to herein or not.
13.5. Notices.
All notices under this Agreement must be in writing and sent to the applicable address for
notices set forth on the signature page of the Agreement, or to such other address as a
Party may designate by providing notice in accordance with this Section. Notices are
deemed given when delivered personally, by overnight delivery upon written verification of
receipt, or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of
receipt.
13.7. Assignment.
This Agreement may not be delegated or assigned by Licensee, in whole or in part, without
Licensor’s prior written consent; provided, however, that Licensee may assign this
Agreement without such consent in connection with any merger, consolidation or any other
transaction in which all or substantially all of Licensee’s voting securities are transferred. In
the event of any such transfer, the assignee of this Agreement shall be required to certify to
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Licensor its assumption of all the obligations of Licensee hereunder, and in the event the
assignment will result in any increase in the variables determining any of the fees set forth
in Exhibit A or any supplemental document or amendment to the Agreement, Licensor shall
calculate an additional fee, and the assignee shall promptly pay such new fee to Licensor.
Failure to pay new fees constitute a material breach, and Licensor may at its sole discretion,
terminate the agreement prior to any intended assignment by Licensee. This Agreement
may be assigned, in whole or in part, by Licensor provided written consent by Licensee has
been obtained, provided the Agreement becomes binding on any assignees and/or
successors in interest; and such assignees and/or successors provide written attestation
that they will assume all Licensor obligations under the Agreement.
Software disputes:
Karnataka, Courts of India and each party irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the State and Federal courts located in Bangalore, Karnataka. Each Party expressly waives any
objection that it may have based on improper venue or from non-convenience to the conduct of
any such suit or action in any such court. However, in the event that this is not possible, the
dispute shall be referred to arbitration upon which the Parties shall agree on the arbitrator in
accordance with the provisions of the ICC Arbitration Rules
Maintenance disputes:
Courts of Kenya with its seat in Nairobi and each party irrevocably consents to the exclusive
jurisdiction of Kenyan courts located in Nairobi, Kenya. Each Party expressly waives any
objection that it may have based on improper venue or from non-convenience to the conduct of
any such suit or action in any such court.However, in the event that this is not possible, the
dispute shall be referred to arbitration upon which the Parties shall agree on the arbitrator in
accordance with the provisions of the ICC Arbitration Rules
The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Parties and may be made an order
of a court of competent jurisdiction.
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in full force and effect. Waiver by either of the parties of any breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach
of the same or any other provision hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective
Date written above.
Licensee Reseller
Licensee Address for Notice: Licensor Address for Notice: Reseller Address for Notice:
KCB Bank Kenya Limited Legal Department Amossys Consulting
Kencom House, Moi Avenue ESQ Business Services, Inc. Services, No. 30., 2nd Floor,
P.O. Box 48400 – 00100 Nairobi 20220 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite Raghuvanahalli,Kanakpura
336 Cupertino,California-94105 Main Road, Bangalore 560
United States of America
062 Karnataka, India
Phone: +1.800.959.4580
_________________________ Email: legal@esq.com
_______________________
Phone: Phone: + 91-9643529452
Email: Email: sunil@acsg.co.in
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SCHEDULE 1
Definition Schedule
"Agreement" means this License and Service agreement including any Schedules, and any
amendments to this Agreement from time to time;
“Acceptance” means satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4, as may be modified in
any Supplemental Document.
“Affiliate” means any business entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by, or is under
common control by Licensee and is bound to the terms of this Agreement. A business entity
shall be deemed to “control” another business entity if it owns, directly or indirectly, more than
fifty percent (50%) of the issued and outstanding voting securities, capital stock, or other
comparable equity or ownership interest of such business entity.
“Deliverables” means collectively Software, Documentation, Services and any other products
and services, and all component parts,that Licensor provides to Licensee under the terms of this
Agreement or any Supplemental Document.
“Discrepancy” means a failure of the unmodified Software of the then current Maintenance
Release of the Software, to conform in all material respects to the End User documentation.
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“Documentation” means, and is limited to, manuals, release notes, installation guides, whether
written, online, or contained in the Software, delivered by Licensor to Licensee from time to
time, in any medium, relating to the maintenance, installation or operation of the Software.
"End User(s)" means any person or entity that uses the Software solely for its own internal
purposes and does not further distribute, resell, license, sublicense, use as a Service Bureau, or
otherwise convey to any other person or entity the Software, in whole or in part, or any rights in
the Software.
“List Price” means the price for Software or Maintenance and Support Services set forth in
Licensor’s then current price list.
“Maintenance Fees” means the fees charged in accordance with a valid Maintenance Agreement,
and as specified on a Supplemental Document or in a Maintenance and Support Services
Agreement.
“Operative” means the condition in which the Software conforms in all material respects to the
Documentation and Acceptance Criteria described in this Agreement or a Supplemental
Document.
“Order Form” means a form of a Supplemental Document which contains a written description
of Deliverables to be performed by Licensor for Licensee. Each Order incorporated into the
Agreement will be designated by a unique identifier (“OrderID#”), where OrderID# is a unique
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sequence number generated by Licensor at the time the Order is submitted by Licensee and
accepted by Licensor.
“Permitted Use” shall be the use and restrictions described in Section , and any related
Supplemental Document.
“Release Package” means the materials assembled by Licensor and provided to Licensee, for
the purpose of installing, training, and operating the Software. A Release Package, which is
generally provided with a specific version number, includes Object Code, configuration files,
script files, electronic documentation, and other components which may be added at the sole
discretion of Licensor.
“Service Bureau” means a person or entity that uses the Software for the benefit of a third party
where such person or entity receives in return anything of value.
“Upgrade” means any update to the Software which constitutes a new version of the Software
expressed in a whole number version change to the specific version of the Software identified in
the Agreement.
“Go Live” means roll out of the solution in the production environment of the bank.
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Exhibit A
Software and Services Descriptions and Related Fees
Modules
Version
[part of the solution suite]
OperationsBridge™ 3.2
RMM Server; RMM Agent[s] 3.1; 3.3
ATM Transaction Analyzer 3.2
POS Transaction Analyzer 3.2
Incident Management System 3.2
Data Analyzer 3.6
Reports Portal 3.2
OB Mobile 3.2
Insights 3.2
None.
F. Maintenance and Support: Maintenance and Support shall be governed by one or more
Maintenance and Support Agreements to be executed between the parties contemporaneously,
which is attached as “ExhibitB” hereto and made a part hereof. In the event Licensee fails to
make Maintenance and Support payments as provided therein this Agreement may be terminated
by Licensor at Licensor’s sole discretion.
1. License Price is considered for One Production and One UAT Environment.
2. The annual maintenance charge is at 18% of the total licensing costs
1. Interpretation.
1.1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms referred to herein that are not defined herein shall have the meanings
defined as set forth in Schedule 1 of the Agreement, and if not defined herein or in
Schedule 1 of the Agreement, the definitions set forth in Schedule A of this MSA.
(A) any reference to a “person” includes any individual, company, corporation, firm
partnership, joint venture, association, organization or trust (in each case, whether
or not having separate legal personality) and references to any of the same shall
include a reference to the others;
(B) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
(C) any gender includes all genders;
(D) references to “this MSA” or to any other agreement or document referred to in
this MSA mean this MSA or such other agreement or document as amended,
varied, supplemented, modified from time to time, and includes the schedules;
(E) reference to Schedule(s) or Exhibit(s) are references to Schedule(s) or Exhibit(s)
of and to this MSA;
(F) in the event and to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between the
Agreement and this MSA then unless expressly stated otherwise, the Articles and
Schedules of the Agreement shall prevail;
(G) references to any Party include its successors and permitted assigns;
(H) references to the word “including” and its other grammatical forms shall not limit
the general effect of the words which precede and shall be construed without
limitation;
(I) references to any document being in agreed terms are to that document in the form
signed, or initialed, by, or on behalf of, the Parties for identification; and
(J) any reference to “writing” shall include typewriting, printing, lithography,
photography, telex, facsimile and the printed-out version of a communication by
electronic mail and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a legible
form.
2. SERVICES AND TERM.
2.1. Services.
In consideration of payment of the agreed Fees in accordance with the terms of this
agreement, the Licensor will provide Maintenance Services (Article 3 herein) and
Support Services (Article 4 herein) for the Software as agreed between the Parties hereto.
2.2. Term.
The term of the MSA shall be established as coterminous with that set forth in the
Agreement.
5.1. Severity.
Licensor will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any Discrepancy in
accordancewiththefollowing:
(a) High Severity (“Severity 1” or “S1”): A Severity 1 issue means an issue when no
function of the Software is operational or the Licensee is experiencing critical
data loss or corruption. A Severity 1 shall only be assigned to an issue that results
directly and solely from the Software being utilized in Production.
(c) Low Severity (“Severity 3” or “S3”) : A Severity 3 issue means an issue that
requires circumvention or workaround of the documented functionality, but the
expected result can be achieved, has a minimal impact to business operations, is
isolated, or is an error in the Documentation.
The Parties acknowledge and agree that issues arising from device(s) using third-party
applications, where the issue(s) are caused as a result of utilizing those third-party applications
and not Licensor’s Software, the Licensor shall not be held to the restoration targets response
times in Table 1 of Article 5. The Parties agree that the Licensor shall fully cooperate with the
Licensee to work with the Licensee and/or third-party, to determine the root cause of the issue
and if commercially reasonable, provide fixes or workarounds appropriate to assist in the
restoration of operational usage of the device(s).
All times require reasonable efforts of Licensee’s appointed Designated Support Contact
throughout the duration of the discrepancy or issue in question. Outside of support hours the
Licensor will use commercially reasonable endeavors to respond.The above-mentioned target
response times are on reasonable efforts basis only and may not guarantee the permanent
resolution of a problem within the times specified. The Parties acknowledge the potentially
idiosyncratic nature of any discrepancy or issue, and agree that any sporadic failure to meet
response times shall not constitute a breach of Licensor Support Services obligations under this
MSA unless the Licensor fails to respond within the response times on three consecutive
occasions, without reasonable written justification for each of such failures.
6. VERSION SUPPORT.
Should Licensor deliver a Patch Release to Licensee, the Patch Release will remain
fully supported until the changes made for the Patch Release are rolled into a
Mantenaince Release that includes the changes associated with the Patch Release.
7. LICENSEE RESPONSIBILITIES.
7.1. Responsibilities.
Licensee will have the following responsibilities in the performance of
this MSA:
(a) Insure that each Designated Support Contact has the degree of expertise
reasonably appropriate for the duties performed for Licensee and has attended
applicable Licensor training for the version(s) of the Software then used by
Licensee;
(b) Provide no more than three (3) Designated Support Contacts to assist Licensor
personnel with discrepancy or issue determination, replication, diagnosis, and
resolution. Designated Support Contacts may be substituted at the Licensee’s
discretion in accordance with Licensor’s notification process for such action as
may exist from time to time;
(c) Allocate resources and otherwise cooperate with Licensor in providing
Maintenance Services and Support Services;
(d) If agreed between the Parties, provide remote access to Licensee’s computer
network to enable Licensor personnel access to perform diagnosis and to
download Software to Licensee; and
(e) Provide work space to Licensor personnel in the event they are required to be on-
site at Licensee’s facilities.
8. FEES AND PAYMENT TERMS.
8.1. Fees.
As per clause 5 above and commercial terms and conditions agreed between Reseller
and Licensee.
8.2. Reinstatement.
If Licensee discontinues Maintenance Services and Support Services during the term of
this MSA, Licensee may reinstate the Maintenance Services and Support Services upon
payment to Licensor of all Fees that would have been payable by Licensee had Licensee
maintained such Maintenance Services and Support Services during the entire term of
the MSA. In addition, and upon request of the Licensee for such services, Licensee
shall pay any consulting fees required if Licensee’s most current release of the Software
prior to the break in Maintenance and Support Services requires conversion, Updates, or
other services to make the Software operational for Licensee.
Schedule A to MSA
Definitions
“Current Version” means the then current major release version of the Software
licensed to Licensee inclusive of all subsequent Maintenance Releases, made generally
available to Licensee’s customers, in accordance with this MSA.
“Fees” means any charges made for the provision of Maintenance Services or Support
Services as set forth in the Agreement.
“Maintenance Release” Any release with a dot extension to the right of the version
indicator (see Release Numbering). Maintenance Releases include Updates, Patches, or
any collection of Updates and Patches that are made generally available to the Licensee
under this MSA. By example, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.3.0, 2.3.1 are all examples of Maintenance
Releases. Maintenance Releases do not include any New Versions.
“New Version(s)” means a new major release of the Software (e.g. if the Current
Version is 2.3.x then the New Version would be 3.0.x) that includes major architectural
or structural changes, new modules, options, interfaces, or future products which
Licensor licenses separately. A New Version may have incompatibility with the
Current Version or a significant migration effort may be required. For the avoidance of
doubt a New Version of the Software is not covered under this MSA unless negotiated
and agreed by the Parties in writing.
“Patch” or “Patch Release” are made to deliver customer specific, high impact fixes
outside of a scheduled Update Release. These are included in the context of future
Maintenance Releases.
“Production” means the Software has been deployed by Licensee for use by users of
any type, to perform business functions, including Software administration functions.
Any portion of the Software, made available for Production, independent of actual
volume usage, shall be construed as in a Production.
“Release Numbering”
Licensor uses a three-part numbering scheme to designate released versions of its
products. The format is as follows:
V.U.F where:
“Support Services” means those support services specified in Article 4 to this MSA.